30something Movie Podcast

Episode #332: "Talk Hard" | Pump Up The Volume (1990)

Mark Hunter moved away from everything he knew into a dysfunctional high school in the middle of nowhere. What else is a kid to do but start a pirate radio station and rile up the other teenagers?
Christian Slater and Samantha Mathis star in Pump Up The Volume.
 

Episode #331: "Stark Raving Sane" | Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)

Something's rotten in the state of Denmark... but Rosencrantz and Guildenstern can't quite put their finger on what it is. 
Tim Roth, Gary Oldman, and Richard Dreyfuss star in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead.
 
 

Episode #330: "I am not complete" | Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Edward is an unfinished boy left to fend for himself when his "father" died. When the outside world finds him and makes him their Avon spokesmodel, he has to learn what it means to be a real boy, just without the pesky donkey ears and whales. 
Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, and Dianne Wiest start in Edward Scissorhands.
 

Episode #329: "Pizza Power" | Coming Out of Their Shells Tour (1990)

In the fall of 1990, Ninja Turtle mania was at a fever pitch. The cartoon and merchandising had exploded. The movie was a success. What else is there left to do but to create a musical concert experience for the throngs of children who were demanding to see their favorite amphibian ninjas rocking out on-stage in sparkly jean jackets!
This is the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Coming Out of Their Shells tour.
The promo ad:
 
The full concert video:

Episode #328: "Golf clap?" | Men At Work (1990)

Carl and James are two garbage men pining for a life of surf and sun, but when they discover a dead body on their route, it drags them into a corporate cover-up, a little Weekend-At-Bernie's action, and some good-natured pranking that escalate from exploding bags of poop to exploding cars.
Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez star in Men At Work.
 

Empire Strikes Back - Patreon Exclusive Preview

Check out a preview of our Patreon exclusive episode on the 40th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back. It was a three and a half hour marathon show, so this is just a taste to try to entice you. We would be honored if you would join us at patreon.com/30podcast and support the show at any level so you can gain access to the bonus episodes!

Episode #327: "Well done, mate" | Rescuers Down Under (1990)

In the late 80s, Disney was reeling from a lackluster box office. It wasn't until 1989 and The Little Mermaid that they started to regain their footing. One film, released in that buffer zone between the gloom of the 80s and the boom of the 90s was Rescuers Down Under. The first animated movie to use the Computer Animated Production System, it was groundbreaking in many ways but ultimately tends to forgotten by all but the most diehard Disney fans. Join us as we travel with Bernard and Bianca to the land down under where they have to rescue Cody and the great Golden Eagle from the villainous poacher, McLeach.
Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, John Candy, and George C. Scott start in The Rescuers Down Under.
 

Episode #326: "Let's Experiment" | Quigley Down Under (1990)

Matthew Quigley answered a wanted ad to take a job in Australia that needed a sharpshooter. Unfortunately, he finds out too late that his targets would be native aborigines. His new employer, the ruthless Elliot Marston, tries to kill Quigley and Crazy Cora. Quigley just doesn't plan on going down that easy.
 
Tom Selleck, Laura San Giacomo, and Alan Rickman star in Quigley Down Under.
 
Quigley Down Under trailer (1990)

Episode #325: "I'm your number one fan" | Misery (1990)

Paul has just finished his latest novel but ends up in a car accident that leaves him incapacitated and bedridden. His "rescuer" Annie also happens to be a huge fan of his book series. Unfortunately, this fan doesn't agree with the fate of her favorite character and takes matters, and a sledgehammer, into her own hands.
James Caan and Kathy Bates star in Misery.
 

Episode #324: "Broke into the Wrong Rec Room" | Tremors (1990)

Valentine and Earl are looking to get out of Perfection as fast as they can. They probably should have left one day earlier, though, when giant underground eel creatures start killing residents. With a little ingenuity and some residual boulders, they might just make it out alive.
Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, and Finn Carter star in Tremors.